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Deutsche Welle:
Ahmadinejad Claims Holocaust Invented to Embarrass Germany — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that the Holocaust may have been invented by the victorious Allied powers in World War II to embarrass Germany. — The remarks by the outspoken Iranian president …
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CNN:
Iran's leader calls for TV debate with Bush — Adjust font size: — TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called on U.S. President George W. Bush to participate in a "direct television debate with us," so Iran can voice its point of view on how to end world predicaments.
Edmund Blair / Reuters:
Ahmadinejad defiant, challenges Bush to TV debate
Ahmadinejad defiant, challenges Bush to TV debate
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Brendan Loy / The Irish Trojan's Blog:
One year ago this night, with Hurricane Katrina bearing down on Louisiana and Mississippi, I was blogging like crazy all night long, and getting 800 hits per hour (a rate which would peak at over 3,000 later in the day, leading to a unprecedented daily total of 31,139 — surpassed the following …
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Ed Sealover / Gazette:
Hefley ponders run at seat as write-in — Rep. Joel Hefley is seriously considering running as a writein candidate to retain his seat rather than risk handing it over to Republican nominee Doug Lamborn. — In meetings with national political consultants, Hefley and his supporters have come …
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Jack Kelly / Real Clear Politics:
Plame and the 'Bush Lied' Meme — A new book by Michael Isikoff, an investigative reporter for Newsweek, and David Corn, who writes for the far left wing magazine The Nation, casts many powerful people in Washington in an unflattering light — but not the people who Mr. Isikoff and Mr. Corn wish to besmirch.
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R. Jeffrey Smith / Washington Post:
Ex-Colleague Says Armitage Was Source of CIA Leak — The leak of information about an undercover CIA employee that provoked a special prosecutor's investigation of senior White House officials came from then-Deputy Secretary of State Richard L. Armitage, according to a former Armitage colleague at the department.
New York Times:
Details Emerge in British Terror Case — On Aug. 9, in a small second-floor apartment in East London, two young Muslim men recorded a video justifying what the police say was their suicide plot to blow up trans-Atlantic planes: revenge against the United States and its "accomplices," Britain and the Jews.
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Robert Burns / Associated Press:
Rumsfeld: Terrorists Manipulating Media — FALLON NAVAL AIR STATION, Nev. (AP) — Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Monday he is deeply troubled by the success of terrorist groups in "manipulating the media" to influence Westerners. — "That's the thing that keeps me up at night …
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Todd Hartman / Rocky Mountain News:
CU media professor has no regrets — But some critics rap Michael Tracey's role in DA's chase of Karr — University of Colorado media studies professor Michael Tracey, the man who spent four years exchanging e-mails with one-time JonBenet Ramsey murder suspect John Mark Karr, said Monday he'd do it all over again.
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David Burge / iowahawk:
ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE LEAVES REUTERS AMBULANCE IN FLAMES, CHOPPED, CHANNELED — QANA, LEBANON - Israeli Defense Forces face fresh charges of war atrocities today, as international press agency Reuters released stark photos showing the devastation caused by a daylight IDF missile attack on a clearly marked Reuters press ambulance.
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
The Glenn & Helen Show: Richard Posner on Terrorism and the Constitution — With the fifth anniversary of the September 11th attacks coming up, we thought we'd talk to law professor and U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Richard Posner, whose latest book, Not a Suicide Pact: The Constitution …
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
The Conservative Case Against Rudy Giuliani In 2008 — Rudy Giuliani, a contender for the Presidency in 2008, is receiving an inordinate amount of positive attention. That's quite understandable since Rudy is charismatic, did a great job on the campaign trail for President Bush in 2004 …
The Raw Story:
Bush White House to be subpoenaed by wiretap lawyers — Two attorneys representing claimants in a lawsuit over wiretapping by the National Security Agency will subpoena the White House today, RAW STORY has learned. — Bruce Afran and Carl Mayer, who represent hundreds of plaintiffs …
Lynda Gledhill / San Francisco Chronicle:
Assembly approves universal health care — Passage of bill seen as election-year test for Schwarzenegger — (08-29) 04:00 PDT Sacramento — The Democratic-controlled Legislature is on the verge of sending Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger a bill that would create a state-run universal health care system …
E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Slowly Sidling To Iraq's Exit — Many GOP Candidates Part Company With Bush — By Election Day, how many Republican candidates will have come out against the Iraq war or distanced themselves from the administration's policies? — August 2006 will be remembered as a watershed in the politics of Iraq.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Fauxtography: The incredible disappearing Katie (Update: Innocent explanation?) (Bumped) — She's on the Adnan Hajj diet. Try it and watch the pounds melt away from your waist and neck. — Unfortunate side effect of the Adnan Hajj diet: your chin is sharpened to the point where it can cut glass.
David Hammer / Associated Press:
Kerry Revives 2004 Election Allegations — Sen. John Kerry didn't contest the results at the time, but now that he's considering another run for the White House, he's alleging election improprieties by the Ohio Republican who oversaw the deciding vote in 2004.
White House:
Vice President's Remarks at the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention — Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Center — THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for the warm welcome.